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Of course he can. People can also just not report all of their income on their taxes, pay for things with forged checks, etc. It’s called fraud.</p>
<p>Fraud has some drawbacks. If they catch you after you’re enrolled then they’ll kick you out. If they catch you before, they’ll not only deny you admission, they’ll probably notify your 1st school. And if you apply for any financial aid then you’ve signed statements that you’re telling the truth in your app; the local DA tends to take a dim view of people submitting falsified documents. Having a criminal record means some jobs will be permanently closed for you; you won’t be able to get admitted to the bar to practice law, and since criminal records are public any future employer that looks as part of a background check will find out. Which may all be a moot point; if you can’t get admitted to college after your fraud is discovered, you’re a lot less marketable as a person with just 1 year of college instead of a BA.</p>
<p>Now I’m sure your thinking (just hypothetically, I’m sure) “gee, how could college number 2 possibly check with every other college and catch me?” Turns out its really simple for a college to check. There is a company called the National Student Clearinghouse [National</a> Student Clearinghouse: Degree verification & enrollment verification](<a href=“http://www.nslc.org/]National”>http://www.nslc.org/) set up to provide exactly this information. It’s routine at most colleges to check for various reasons; to see if you’re eligible for financial aid and how much you’ve already used, to catch students who “forget” to list a college, etc. They list as a sample use of their service detecting exactly the type of fraud you’re considering under their StudentTracker service, and it only costs 5 cents a student to check.</p>